Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of David Johnston (born 1827, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

David Johnston and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of David Johnston, born in 1827 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet Johnston, born in 1828 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; George (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, John Macleod, born in 1833 in Perthshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

David Johnston's household

Male

David

Johnston

Head
Female

Janet

Johnston

Wife
Male

George

Johnston

Son
Male

Robert

Johnston

Son
Male

John

Macleod

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Johnston

Head

Married

54

1827

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Johnston

Wife

Married

53

1828

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Macleod

Boarder

Unmarried

48

1833

Perthshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of David Johnston in St Andrew in 1881, and follow the Johnston family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for David Johnston

We’ve found David Johnston in 295 family trees. Find out more about David Johnston's household and view the Johnston family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census